On the record
It is sometimes said that we slaves do not love and confide in each other.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “It is sometimes said that we slaves do not love and confide in each other.”
Editor's note · Context
He counters the stereotype that enslaved people lack love and trust for one another.
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